Good news for the Charlotte Hornets. Despite suffering a heavy defeat to the Detroit Pistons by 91-124 and riding a four-game skid, they at least know that one of their best players, Kon Knueppel, is close to returning to the court.
That’s right. After getting Coby White back, who made his season debut in the aforementioned game, Charles Lee, head coach of the North Carolina team, stresses that the second-year guard is very near to doing the same after injuring himself at the end of September.
Although the coach did not want to provide an exact date for Knueppel’s return, he is already taking part in 5-on-5 drills, and the team has begun incorporating contact drills into his routine. Exactly, he could be back at any moment.
For the team, which sits at 3-5, this should provide a boost, since Knueppel led the NBA in three-pointers last season and finished with averages of 18.5 points and 5.3 rebounds. It is expected that upon his return he will occupy Sion James’s spot in the starting five.
